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Chapter 3: Betting and connected portable devices Designed to boost sportsbook performance and optimisation capabilities, the Playtech Sports HTML5 solution allows Ladbrokes customers to access a seamless desktop and mobile-user experience. Featuring the ‘Playtech ONE’ omni-channel solution, Ladbrokes customers are able to play any content across any channel, with the solution responsive to any device using one account and one wallet. The Ladbrokes product is also supported by Playtech’s NGen system, a bespoke solution that can handle large volumes of data across concurrent sports events and thousands of betting markets. Playtech, through its Mobenga subsidiary, has been working with the bookmaker since May 2013, with Ladbrokes having launched on the Playtech Sports mobile platform in January 2015. Since the launch, the Ladbrokes mobile sportsbook has experienced a 110% year-on-year increase in the amount staked by customers, while its number of active users is also up 62%. The HTML5 front-end is the first of a number of new launches. Other new features players can look forward to include a new layout with easier navigation, as well as new football and horseracing homepages, a personalised accumulator feature, and quick links that allow immediate access to sporting highlights, price boosts and offers. Also in July 2015, Ladbrokes rolled out a range of virtual sports on its mobile service. Paddy Power Platforms/Devices iPhone, iPad, Android, Nokia, Blackberry Payment methods For Deposits and Withdrawals Bank Wire Transfer, Cash, EntroPay, Maestro, MasterCard, NETELLER, On-Site Facility (Casino,Bet Shop, Lottery Office), PayPal, Skrill, Visa, Visa Debit, and Visa Electron. For Deposits Only Check/Cheque, and paysafecard Languages English Currencies Euro, Pounds Sterling Countries not accepted Africa: Congo, Libya, Mayotte, Nigeria, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, and Tunisia Asia & Middle East: Bahrain, China, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Hong Kong, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Macau, Myanmar, North Korea, Pakistan, Palestine, Philippines, Singapore, Syria, Taiwan, Timor-Leste, Turkey, and Turkmenistan Caribbean: Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Cuba, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Puerto Rico, Saint Barthélemy, Saint Martin, and US Virgin Islands Central & South America: Brazil, and French Guiana Europe: Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Netherlands, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Spain, and Vatican North America: Canada, Mexico, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, and United States Oceania: American Samoa, Australia, Christmas Island, French Polynesia, French Southern Territories, Guam, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, New Caledonia, Norfolk Island, Northern Mariana Islands, Réunion, United States Minor Outlying Islands, and Wallis and Futuna • • • • • • • Security 90 Digital Sports Betting A key area of online security is encryption using the SSL mechanism